Latin Roman Baths Flashcards
1
Q
What was the name for baths in Latin?
A
Thermae
2
Q
Were the baths free?
A
No, you had to pay.
3
Q
What was the palaestra?
A
The exercise area.
4
Q
What was the tepidarium?
A
It was the warm room.
5
Q
What was the apodyterium?
A
The changing room.
6
Q
What was the caldarium?
A
It was the hot room, it had a large bath with waters at high temperatures.
7
Q
What was the hypocaust?
A
The heating system
8
Q
What was the frigidarium?
A
The cold room.
9
Q
Who was Seneca?
A
A roman writer who wrote about the noises he heard on the baths, for he lived next door ( or somewhere close enough to hear it )
